Two alleged shoplifters we’re taking into custody in Ruston on July 11 after a grocery store reported they had stolen items and left the store.
Shannon Garner, 30, and Andre Moore, 35, both of Ruston, were located at a convenience store near the grocery store based on descriptions given by witnesses.
The store grocery store employees said the two had taken several items from the store and possibly put them in a work truck in the parking lot. Several alcoholic beverages believed stolen from the store were found in the truck and taken as evidence.
The man and woman were booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center for theft by shoplifting. Moore was also booked on a warrant from the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office. Garner was also booked on two warrants for failure to appear in Ruston city court on charges of theft and entering premises after being forbidden as well as two warrants from the Third District Court.
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